Dast-e-Saba

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Dast-e-Saba is a celebrated Urdu poetry collection by Faiz Ahmed Faiz, known for its lyrical blend of romanticism and revolutionary political themes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Urdu poetry collection
associatedWith leftist political discourse in South Asia
progressive Urdu literature
author Faiz Ahmed Faiz
countryOfOrigin Pakistan
creator Faiz Ahmed Faiz
culturalSignificance considered a classic of modern Urdu poetry
widely quoted in political and literary contexts
genre poetry
hasAudience Urdu poetry readers
politically engaged readers
students of South Asian literature
hasForm ghazal
nazm
hasInfluenceOn contemporary Urdu political poetry
progressive literary circles in South Asia
hasTheme hope and freedom
longing and separation
resistance to oppression
revolution
romantic love
social justice
hasTranslation English
multiple other languages
influencedBy Marxist thought
Sufi poetic tradition
classical Urdu ghazal tradition
language Urdu language
surface form: Urdu
literaryMovement Progressive Writers Movement
surface form: Progressive Writers' Movement
literaryStyle lyrical
metaphorical
symbolic
medium book
notableFor blend of romantic and revolutionary themes
politically charged love poetry
partOf Faiz Ahmed Faiz bibliography
relatedWork Naqsh-e-Faryadi
Sar-e-Wadi-e-Sina
Zindan-Nama
script Perso-Arabic script
scriptVariant Nastaʿlīq
surface form: Nastaliq
timePeriod 20th century
usesMotif beloved as metaphor for homeland
night and dawn as political symbols
workOf Faiz Ahmed Faiz

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Faiz notableWork Dast-e-Saba
subject surface form: Faiz Ahmed Faiz